How to pronounce 鄭 in Cantonese (66 out of 124):

唔通 m4 tung1

"could it be that…."; "don't tell me that…"; often used in a sentence to emphasize the rhetorical tone of a question, with a similar effect to adding 'surely….' to a question

你 nei5

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])

can be used to refer to an unspecified person

叫 giu3

to shout

to call

to order

to ask

to be called

by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

to cry

to hail

to greet

to cause

清廷 cing1 ting4

Qing court

向 hoeng3

towards

鄭 zing6

Zheng state during the Warring States period

surname Zheng

abbr. for 郑州Zhèngzhōu [郑州]

serious

solemn

attentive

earnest

氏 zi1

used in names of foreign tribes

投降 tau4 hoeng4

surrender

咩 me1

the bleating of sheep

final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)

what

whatever

咁 gam3

so (Cantonese)

Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this

唯有 wei4 yau5

only

侷 guk6

narrow

confined

cramped

constrained

stuffy

to provoke

to force

打 ding2

to take the lead

嘅 koi3

indignant

generous

to sigh (with emotion)

姐 ze1

older sister

a term of address for an older female

a young woman

a house helper

a domestic helper